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What European people conquered most of Central America in the 1500 and?
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What European people conquered and settled western South America?
spanish
Who were the group of people that conquered most of Mexico central America and south America?
Spanish conquistadors.
Who conquered Central America and the Caribbean and how did they change the lives of the people who lived there?
Spain conquered Central America and the Caribbean, forced them to speak Spanish, and when Spain arrived they dug plantations and haciendas.
what did many central america (after winning independence from european powers) do/have?
it was controlled by wealthy people
What are the indigenous people of Central America?
Mestizo is the largest ethnic group in Central America (a racial blend of Native and European). Guatemalan is the largest nationality in Central America.
What is one of the far-reaching effects that the European conquistadors had on the people of mesoamerica and South America?
A majority of the people in Central America and South America speak Spanish today
What population groups make up the populations of central America?
Three of them: Native Americans or Amerindians; people of European descent and people of African ancestry. Most countries within Central America have these three ethnic groups and mixtures of all three of them. For example, mestizo people, a mix of native American and European, makes up the majority of most countries in Central America.
What European explorer conquered the Incan people?
Montezuma.
Why do people speak spanish in south America?
Central and South America were conquered by Spain a country which speaks Spanish. However Brazil, was settled by Portugal and so Portuguese is spoken there.
Why is Spanish spoken in central and south America?
Because Spanish was the language spoken by the conquistadors. Spain conquered and colonized these countries and regions, which are now commonly known as Latin America. The Spanish brought their language and their culture to the New World. Many of the native peoples of Central and South America today are the descendants of interracial marriages between the white, European Spaniards and the people they conquered (native tribes like the Incas, the Mayans, and the Aztecs). On the other hand, the United States and much of Canada were colonized by England, and as such, they are English-speaking countries that are known as Anglo America.
How did the European influence affect central America and the Caribbean islands?
Without European colonies in Central America and the Carribean Islands the Maya people would have probably stayed in those areas therefore none of the countries would have been a colony like it is today
What is the total population of Central America?
The total population of Central America is estimated to be around 47 million people.
